Phoebe's Innovative NET Rehabilitation Program new option for therapy, and other company news

EMILY PAINE, THE MORNING CALL

Phoebe Allentown recently became the only skilled nursing center in the country to offer a new, innovative rehabilitation program—NET, which stands for Neurocognitive Engagement Therapy—to their residents experiencing cognitive loss.

Phoebe Allentown recently became the only skilled nursing center in the country to offer a new, innovative rehabilitation program—NET, which stands for Neurocognitive Engagement Therapy—to their residents experiencing cognitive loss. (EMILY PAINE, THE MORNING CALL)

Phoebe offers new option for therapy

Phoebe Allentown recently became the only skilled nursing center in the country to offer a new rehabilitation program — NET, or Neurocognitive Engagement Therapy — to its residents experiencing cognitive loss. The goal of NET is to help individuals with cognitive impairment regain their function.

Phoebe's Therapy Department, along with Phoebe's Center for Excellence in Dementia Care, developed the NET model. This innovative approach integrates best practice dementia care strategies into the rehabilitation process and draws on knowledge, strategies and insights from other disciplines, including mental health, social services, activity professionals, nursing and therapy.

NET also incorporates Montessori techniques and identifies functional tasks and activities that are familiar and enjoyable for the patient.

For example, a man may have enjoyed playing soccer when he was younger may have a therapist give him a soccer ball to kick instead of making the patient do repetitive leg lifts. This activity serves as a creative and functional mechanism for strengthening his legs.

Mack Trucks receives award

Mack's ongoing commitment to offering state of the art uptime and telematics solutions was recently recognized by TU-Automotive, with the 2015 Commercial Vehicle Maker of the Year Award. Mack received the award for Mack GuardDog Connect, its integrated telematics solution, and Mack Fleet Management Services.

GuardDog Connect is a diagnostic and repair-planning solution that monitors critical fault codes that could potentially shut down a truck. Available and standard in Mack Granite, Pinnacle, Titan by Mack and TerraPro concrete pumper models, GuardDog Connect monitors more than 25,000 Mack models and has maximized customer uptime by reducing diagnostic and repair times by 70 percent and 21 percent respectively.